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Sr. Marketing Specialist, Great Lakes

Cannon Design
flexible benefit account, paid time off, 401(k), remote work
United States
Nov 02, 2025
CannonDesign has an exciting remote opportunity for a Senior Marketing Specialist. Take a look at the description below. If you think your skills, experience and aspirations make you a good match for this position, we'd love to hear from you. We're looking for creative, curious, empathetic people to join our Living-Centered Design movement. This position may be filled anywhere in the United States but will be supporting our Great Lakes region, covering our Chicago, IL, Buffalo, NY, and Pittsburgh, PA offices. As part of the application process, candidates are required to submit a cover letter and 2-3 work samples that you held the primary role in creating, including at least 1 writing sample (i.e. project descriptions, employee bios, proposal cover letters, etc.). During interviews, you'll have the chance to present and explain your work, as we understand that the process of developing some content can be very collaborative. As appropriate, make sure to redact confidential information. ABOUT THE ROLE As a Senior Marketing Specialist, you'll be part of our Marketing team, which sits within the Brand, Marketing and Business Development (BMBD) team. You will work with a hub of marketing peers led by a Regional Marketing Team Leader. You'll work in partnership with our Markets, Regions, Offices and Services, who rely on marketing support to advance their message and win pursuits. You'll collaborate across the BMBD community-with fellow Marketing team members, Graphics, Communications, Operations, Client Engagement, Market Strategy and Business Development-to deliver marketing excellence across proposals, presentations, collateral, local brand-building efforts and more. HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL DO PURSUIT MARKETING Lead the development of proposal materials including coordination and production of deliverables across all stages of the process. Drive large, strategic, and complex pursuit process from proposal coordination through interview. May lead visual theme and strategic messaging. Able to develop creative ideas for proposals and interview content. Collaborate with Marketing teammates, other BMBD team members and Client Leaders to develop pursuit strategies-starting with client engagement, leading to proposal then interview-to secure the win. Create and update resumes, portfolio pages, presentations and related marketing materials using our design templates as inspiration and working within our brand standards. Take ownership and initiative in the development of collateral that supports our markets, offices, and services. Provide marketing research for overall market/office strategy, as well as for individual clients and pursuits. BRAND MARKETING Lead local/regional marketing activities, such as sponsorships, award submissions, events and photography, that align with our PR/Communications objectives and increase our brand visibility. FIRM KNOWLEDGE & SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE Develop strong, in-depth knowledge of the firm's portfolio, personnel and offerings. Established subject matter expertise (across markets, typologies, services, technology or other) that adds value to our marketing initiatives and pursuit activities. MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS Work with Regional Marketing Team Leader to support training and ongoing development of Marketing Specialists. Provide peer review and oversight for accuracy and quality of content. Self-review all work for accuracy and quality of content. Maintain and update Deltek Vantagepoint for clients and pursuits. Properly and accurately maintain a proposal filing system. Internalizes marketing best practices. Ability to work independently. Recognizes and manages individual priorities. OTHER Establish highly responsive, trusted relationships with pursuit leaders. May lead/participate in external marketing activities. May perform other duties as required. Travel may be required to CannonDesign offices in the Great Lakes region, including Chicago, Buffalo, and Pittsburgh. HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED Minimum Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, communications or a related field required. Minimum of 5+ years of related work experience in a marketing or communications role for a professional services firm required. 7+ years' experience is preferred. Related experience working in the Architecture, Engineering, and/or Construction industry preferred. Must be proactive, self-driven, organized, detail-oriented and have an enthusiasm for innovation. Strong time and project management skills are essential, along with the ability to work in a deadline-driven environment. Must have the ability to drive large, complex pursuits end-to-end. Solid skills in strategic thinking, writing and design-with the potential and/or interest to further develop/excel in at least one of these areas. Strong proficiency with InDesign, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Expertise in Deltek Vantagepoint, Sharepoint, Open Asset, and Miro is a plus. The salary range for this position is $69,000 to $86,500 annually. This salary range is the range we believe is the anticipated range of possible base compensation at the timing of the posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the anticipated salary range for the position. Employees may be eligible for discretionary bonuses. We offer a full benefit package including medical, dental and vision coverage and flexible spending account options and voluntary insurances. We have paid time off, flex-time schedules, remote work options and a 401k plan and employee perk programs. For a general overview of our benefits, please visit our careers page at https://www.cannondesign.com/careers/benefits. Actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level. ABOUT OUR FIRM CannonDesign is an integrated design solutions firm focused on helping people continuously flourish. Whether designing for innovations in health, new scientific discoveries, equity in education or the next big idea in business, we use our Living-Centered Design approach to help organizations realize widespread change. Our ability to design transformational places, plans and strategies is why Fast Company named us a World Changing Company and one of the most innovative design firms in the world. ABOUT WORKING HERE We are relentless in our pursuit of client adoration (not simply satisfaction). Consistent delivery of the best service is what we are about. We are committed to ensuring our practice provides equal opportunities for all employees, as we strive to connect with communities around us and focus on the future of design. We support equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts that benefit all employees through the leadership of our DEI Council, our Employee Resource Groups which are open to everyone, and other community initiatives. We're about communication and transparency here. If you want to talk to someone about an idea you have, or a challenge that needs addressing, we're ready for you. Please note that candidates can only apply to our positions on our company Careers site. It's not uncommon for scammers to create positions that look legitimate on other sites; never enter your information or apply for CannonDesign positions on any platform. Should an issue arise that you feel we should be aware of, please contact us. Please provide your resume and portfolio when applying. As a condition of employment, all employees are expected to complete mandatory training, including compliance training, within required timeframes and adhere to our internal policies and our Code of Conduct. CannonDesign is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CannonDesign is committed to maintaining a work environment that is free from any and all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment. It is therefore the firm's policy to prohibit discrimination and harassment against any applicant, CannonDesign employee, vendor, contractor, or client on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. It is also CannonDesign's policy to prohibit any and all forms of retaliation against any individual who has complained of harassing or discriminatory conduct, or participated in a firm or agency investigation into such complaints.